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Volume 65, Number 34. Pembroke, Georgia 31321, P. O. Box 36
The .
Parsons
Corner
By
Rev. Robert Moseley
Pastor
First Baptist Church
The Entering
Os The Lord
Psalm 24
The beauty of this Psalm is
unparallelled in its phraseology
throughout the Old Testament.
The theology is simple and to
the point. It tells of those who
will ascend into the hill of the
Lord. It also gives a very vivid
description of the Lord.
The questions are asked
“Who shall ascend into the hill
of the Lord?’ ’“And who shall
stand in his holy place?” The
answers to these questions are
forthcoming. The prerequisites
of standing before the Lord are
the answers which the Psalmist
gives to these questions. The
individual who stands in the
presence of the Lord must have
clean hands. The hands repre
sented the totality of the body,
in the early Hebrew thought
process. In other words, the
writer was saying, the body is
the temple of the Lord, and it
must be kept clean. The indi
vidual who has indulged in body
harming practices has an un
clean body and is not fit to
stand in the presence of the
Lord. Now, the Psalmist has
stated that the individual must
have a pure heart. This means
that his thoughts must be stay
ed upon the Lord, and that he 1
must not have anything in the
innermost part of his life which
would defile him. The writer
said that one must not give
himself over to falsehood. Ac
tually what he has said, is that
the individual must not pretend
to be one thing, while he is
something different. The next
statement is just a follow-up on
the above. It was a well-known
fact, that deceitful practices
were carried on in the law
courts of the land. Many indi
viduals would swear in these
law courts to a lie, because of
the personal gain, which it
would involve.
All individuals who had ful
filled the above prerequisites
would be able to stand in the
presence of the Lord. If the in
dividual had broken one, he was
not qualified to stand in the
Lord’s presence. The Lord
would enter into the gate of the
heart of the individual who had
kept these prerequisites. The
glory of the Lord would dwell
in this individual. He would be
a child of the Lord and the
Lord would be his God.
Would it be asking too much
of us, to try to follow these
prerequisites today?
For Rent —on the new 119
Road one 4-room house. It has
just been painted all over on
the inside, it has a bathroom
and hot and cold water. It is
on the school bus and mail
routes. See or call W. N. Rob
erts, Ellabelle Rt. 1 or phone
842-2295, Brooklet, Ga.
Mr. George Spinks, and Mrs.
Winnie Griffin, and Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Spinks formed a
group who visited relatives in
Pine Hill, Ala. and Tuscaloosa,
Ala. They left last Wednesday
and returned home Sunday
night.
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Shown standing are two close friends of Ye Editor, and
subscribers of The Pembroke Journal, on the left H. L.
(Bubsy) Downs of Lanier and his lifetime friend, and a man
that went into the army together in World War I. They
also attended the same school, entering it the same day,
and the late J. C. Stubbs was their teacher. They joined
the army on the same day, the man is W. R. Courson, of
Elizabethtown, N. C., and who visits his friend Downs every
year. He was raised at the late Sheriff Bell place in the
Area. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Courson
Both the Downs family and the Courson family lived in
what is known as the Little Creek section of Bryan County
Mr. Courson told us that he had been Mayor of his little city,
and that he and his wife looked forward to the arrival of
The Journal each week with eager anticipation.
Damage Set at $25,000
Morgan's Bridge Fire
Damages Nightclub
Fire early today gutted a
building which formerly
housed a night club by the
Ogeechee River on the Bryan
County side of Mo r g a n’s
Bridge.
A watchman who was sleep
ing in the building escaped in
jury.
The building was owned by
Dr. W. E. Smith of Pemb
roke. He estimated the dam
age at $25,000.
Bloomingdale Fire Chief W.
C. Burkhalter said the watch
man, Jack Love, awoke about
3 a.m. to find the structure
abaze. He called the Savan
nah Fire Dept., which notified
the Bloomingdale volunteer
department, Burkhalter said.
The chief said his depart
ment brought the fire under
control after about 30 min
utes.
Dr. Smith said he believed
Airing connected with the
building’s air-conditioning unit
was responsble for the blaze
“because all the other equip
ment was shut down. He said
$12,5000f the loss would be
covered by insurance.
The nightclub had been shut
down about two weeks, Dr.
Smith said.
Chatham County Police Sgt.
D. J. Prouse assisted Bryan
County authorities at the
scene.
REV. JOYNER TO
SHOW SLIDES
Os HOLY LAND
Rev. John R. Joyner who re
cently returned from a tour of
The Holy Land and European
countries made many slides of
his travels which are very in
teresting.
Rev. and Mrs. Joyner will
come to Pembroke on Friday
night, September 15th and will
show these pictures at the First
Baptist Church at 8 o’clock.
This will certainly be an op
portunity for the people of this
section to see and understand
the Far East and all the Holy
Places we study about in the
Bible.
This event is sponsored by
the Lottie Moon Circle of the
W.M.S. and the Brotherhood of
the church. All church mem
bers and friends of the church
are invited.
PEMBROKE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1967
Mayor Will Go
To Atlanta For
Housing Hearing
The City of Pembroke has
been notified that a hearing
will be held in Atlanta on Tues
day, August 29th and that it
will be necessary for the City
to show that sewerage is a
reality for Pembroke, within a
short time. Or the housing pro
ject will be delayed until such
time sewerage can be obtained
for the City of Pembroke.
The Mayor suspected that
this was what would happen,
and not knowing FOR SURE,
whether we were on the road
to getting sewerage or not, took
his own money and went to
Washington to learn if possible,
if we were getting sewerage or
not, and we discovered that we
were traveling a “blind road”
that led us no where, and im
mediately made the necessary
move to get on the right road,
and we are now assured that
within a very short time we
will get sewerage, and this is
no dream of the Mayors.
In addition to getting sewer
age we plan on adding to our
water facilities, first by erect
ing a new water tank, a large
one over near the new wel),
and this will give us greater
storage facilities, as each tank
will be located near a well, and
as long as either tank has wat
er in it, the City water mains
will perate. We also plan on
extending the large water mains
and give many of our people
better water service, plus a fire
hydrant to protect their prop
erty in case of fire.
Yes, the Mayor and City
Council are planning on “to
morrow” and making the nec
essary steps to serve our little
city in the years ahead, as well
as today.
Those of you that have had
your doubts about sewerage,
can rest assured that it is com
ing this year.
Richmond Hill
Soldier Arrives
In Vietnam
PLEIKU, VIETNAM (AHT
NC) — Army Staff Sergeant
Homer E. Williams, 26, whose
mother, Mrs. Velma B. Wil
liams, and wife, Adelheid, live
in Richmond Hill, Ga., arrived
at Pleiku, Vietnam, base camp
of the 4th Infantry Division,
Aug. 5.
Before being assigned to a
special unit, he received 50
hours of training with the 4th
Replacement Detachment.
Training included field sani
tation, civil affairs, mine and
booby trap familiarization, re
connaissance and ambush pa
trolling.
Mrs. Lee Burkhalter had the
misfortune recently to suffer
an accident in her home by
slipping from her bed. She was
in pretty serious condition for
a few days. Her son, Jack Burk
halter of Tifton was called and
he came at once and stayed
with his mother from
Monday until Wednesday p.m.
Also on Friday, Mrs. Burkhal
ter’s granddaughter, Mrs. Mah
lon McKenney and Mr. McKen
ney and children spent a short
visit with her. They are from
Cross City, Fla. and were on
their way to Johnston, S. C. to
visit Mrs. McKenney’s relatives
there for the week-end.
Mrs. Burkhalter is much bet
ter now for which her many
friends will certainly be glad.
Coastal seorgias leading weekly newspaper"
1 llKtl 8Y MANY ■ CUSSED BY SOME • READ BY THEM ALL
Richmond Hill
Church Board
Commends Gov.
The following is a resolution
of the Official Board of the
Richmond Hill Methodist
Church meeting at the regular
monthly meeting August 9,
1967:
We, the Official Board of the
Richmond Hill Methodist
Church wish to commend Gov
ernor Lester Maddox for his
stand against the illegal sale of
alcoholic beverages on Sunday
in the State of Georgia, and
urge him to continue to uphold
this, and all laws, now on the
Statutes Books of the State.
We further resolve that the
Honorable Ronald F. Adams,
State Senator of the Sth Sen
atoral District of which we are
a part and the Honorable Jack
W. Shuman, Representative of
the State of Georgia of which
we are also a part, be apprais
ed of our feelings, and wishes,
and that we further want them
to know that it is our wishes
that the laws pertaining to the
sale of alcoholic beverages on
Sunday remain on the Statutes
Book precisely as they are now
written.
Be it further resolved that
a copy of the said resolution be
sent to Governor Lester Mad
dox, Senator Ronald F. Adams
and Representative Jack W.
Shuman, and that copies be
sent to the Local Press.
W. W. Speir
Chairman
Official Board
John L. Lawton,
Secretary
Robert E. Barnes
Pastor.
Frank 0. Miller
Buys The Albert
S. Bacon Home
Advertising in The Pembroke
Journal certainly produced fast
results for Mrs. Bertie L. Bacon,
former Ordinary of Bryan
County, but who now makes
her home with her son Thomas
and his family at Mcßae, Geor
gia, where Mr. Bacon has a
good position with the State
Highway Department.
On Saturday morning Mrs.
Bertie Bacon and her daughter
Catherine, of Savannah came
into the Journal office and
placed an ad in the paper offer
ing the house for sale, and in
just a short time, Frank 0.
Miller recognizing it as a good
buy, and knowing that if some
improvements was made that
it would add to our little city,
immediately bought the house
and land from Mrs. Bacon, giv
ing her a substantial deposit to
bind the trade, and taking a 60
day option to pay the rest. But
on Sunday Mrs. Bacon was call
ed and told to come to Pem
broke and get the rest of her
money, and the deal would be
closed.
Pembroke’s Mayor believes,
and he has reasons for so be
lieving that Pembroke is on the
GO, and that all property is a
good buy, and that there is a
demand for houses. If there are
those that have some good
building lots, will get in touch
with the Mayor he will immedi
ately get you a sale for them,
if the price is reasonable.
In the meantime we are go
nig to make some substantial
repairs to the Bacon home, and
will offer it for sale, and if no
one buys it, will rent it to some
responsible person. It has three
bedrooms, and is located on a
large valuable tract of land.
Meeting of Tax Payers and Voters League
Draws Large Crowd Despite A Rain
Officers of the Taxpayers and Voters Association, on the left is
Rev. VV. T. (Billy) DeLoach, Presidents then Mr. E. T. Bath the
Treasurer and Mr. W. S. Thompson, Secretary.
A view of some of those present, showing the oM colored man
with the bucket, which he has passed through; the crowd for dona
tions, and which was about half full of one dollar and five dollar
bills.
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This scene shows some of the parked automobiles, which had many
inside, due to the rainy weather, and in the background shows
some of those present for the meeting.
Two Persons
Guess Correct
Weight of Pig
The frozen pig which was on
display at the three day sale of
appliances by the Georgia
Power Company last weekend,
and which was awarded to the
one guessing the weight or the
nearest to the weight of the pig,
brought forth some interesting
figures for the pigs weight.
The guesses ranged from 50
pounds to 150 pounds, but two
people guessed the exact weight,
they were Mrs. Maude Futch,
who made her guess of 90 pound'
at 9:30 on Friday morning, and
Mrs. A. H. Croom made the
same guess of 90 pounds atl;3o
p.m. on Saturday. Therefore the
pig was awarded to Mrs. Maud
Futch as she was the first one
to guess the weight of the pig,
which was weighed at the con
clusion of the day on Saturday
by Mr. W. L. Humphries of
Humphries Super Market.
We were told that the Georgia
Power Company was well
pleased at their experiment of
having these week end sales
around, and especially the one
at Pembroke. They have first
class merchandise, and they
give service on the items they
sell. We have dealt with them
for many years and have always
found their merchandise 0.K,,
but when we had trouble they
were prompt and efficient with
their service.
James Curl, son of Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Curl, Jr. is visit
ing his parents and other rela
tives for a few days. He is con
tinuing his gradate work in
Counciling and Guidance at
University of Pittsburgh, Pa.
He will return to Pittsburgh
Thursday.
Capt. William Coley and Mrs.
Coley and family of Columbus,
Ga. spent the week-end with
his mother Mrs. Cecil Futch
OhiciaJ Organ City of Pembroke
On Saturday afternoon Ye Ed
itor was at the meeting of the
newly formed Tax Payers and
Voters League. The pictures
were made by Ye Editor, and
we print herewith the story
as it appeared in Sundays Sa
vannah Morning New, which was
as follows.
Taxpayers
In Bryan
Hold Meet.
Special to the Morning News
ELLABELLE—A group call
ing itself the Bryan County
Taxpayers and Voters League
held a meeting in Ellabelle Sa
। turday.
W. T. DeLoach, president of
the group, stated that regard
less of the severe electrical
storm which hit the area in the
afternoon, “more than 350 peo
ple attended the second in a
series of meetings designed to
relieve the tax burden upon the
property owner in Btyan Coun
ty.”
DeLoach, in a 30-minute
speech, charged incompetence
in handling over 35 different
taxes in as many different de
partments in the United States,
its states and its counties.
DeLoach compared the evalu
ation between Liberty and
Bryan Counties and stated that
R. F. Link and Associates were
responsible for the appraisal in
Bryan County alone and not in
Liberty County as he was quot
ed as saying in a story which
appeared in the Saturday story
as responsible for appraisals
“depending on who you are”
were people of Bryan County
and not Liberty County.
| DeLoach said that the refer-
I ences to Liberty County were a
I result of a misunderstanding
I over the telephone when the
I first story was called in.
I DeLoach and several other
I citizens filed a petition in
| Pembroke last week for an in
junction against the R. F. Link
I and Associates to halt their
j work in assessing Bryan County
| property.
। The county has been tempo-
I rarily enjoined from paying the
I assessment firm for its work
I until a hearing of the court
I demonstrates that a competent
I and equitable appraisal survey
has been made.
Russell Expected
r To Quit Hospital
Before Friday
Atlanta Journal Washington Bureau
♦47 National Press Building
WASHINGTON-Sen. Richard
B. Russell, D-Ga., expects to
leave Walter Reed Army Hos
pital here by midweek, a press
aide said Monday.
Sen. Russell, 69, has been suf
fering from what his physician
described as “residuals of bron
chitis” complicated by emphy
sema, a lung condition.
The senator began his third
week in the hospital Monday, ■
broken only by a short sojourn to
his office on Aug. 11 and 12.
He entered Walter Reed Aug.
7 with what was diagnosed as a
“viral respiratory infection.”
Sen. Russell had a “restful”
weekend, according to his press
aide. “He is expected to leave
the hospital Tuesday, Wednes
day or Thursday,” the aide said.
Visiting their grandparents
since last Thursday were
Misses Mimi and Joanne Cir
incione and Julie Anderson all
of Savannah they returned
home Mondnv